Treatment of displaced bicondylar tibial plateau fractures (OTA-41C2&3) in patient older than 60 years of age

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 346-352

  Ali, Ahmad M ^a   Burton, Maria ^b   Hashmi, Munawar ^b   Saleh, Michael ^b  

^a OLDCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beam loading; Bicondylar plateau fracture; Elderly; External fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFECTION; KNEE FUNCTION; MOBILIZATION; OPEN FRACTURE; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROXIMAL TIBIA FRACTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VALGUS DEFORMITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE WIRES; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038174611     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200305000-00005     Document Type: Article

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